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The Black Pearl Dream Project: The Black Pearlby Ray Morton Every screenwriter has his or her own dream project – that special script that hasn't landed yet, but that he/she will never give up on until it finally reaches the screen. For the screenwriting duo of Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy – authors of the upcoming Mark Wahlberg/Christian Bale-starrer The Fighter – that script is The Black Pearl. "That's one that we're really passionate about," Johnson says. "It's one we'd really love to see get made." The Black Pearl is the story of a troubled young man that tries to become a superhero in the real world and all of the complications that ensue. The concept was conceived by Johnson's cousin, actor and comic book enthusiast Mark Hamill following the infamous Bernhard Goetz "subway shooter" incident that occurred in New York City in the early 1980s. As Eric explains: |
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Podcast: Jane Goldman, Kick-Ass screenwriter Kick-Ass is not your typical comic book. The super-violent series follows an ordinary kid who puts on a costume and fights crime as a real-life superhero. Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn read the comic and decided to adapt it—before the series was even completed. Script's Jeffrey Berman talks to Kick-Ass screenwriter Jane Goldman about how the project came to life. Powered by Podbean.com |
2010 Writers Guild Award Winners 2010 Writers Guild Award Winnerscompiled by Ray Morton On February 20, 2010, The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) announced the winners of the 2010 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, and videogame writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City and the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Susie Essman of Curb Your Enthusiasm hosted the East Coast show, and Seth MacFarlane, creator and star of Family Guy, hosted the West Coast show. |
Q&A: MICHAEL HOFFMAN CAPTION: Director Michael Hoffman and
actors Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer, from left, pose during a
photocall for the movie "The Last Station" in Berlin, Germany,
Friday April 4, 2008. The film is based on the life of Russian novelist Leo
Tolstoy. (photo Associated Press) |
The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System: The
Nine Essential Elements of a Sellable Screenplay by Donna Michelle Anderson review by Robert Piluso Entitled "Why don't scripts get sold?," Chapter 1 of Donna Michelle Anderson's (DMA) book is exactly one sentence long: "Scripts don't get sold because the screenwriter didn't know, understand or respect the process of selling a script." Then you turn the page. What the rest of Anderson's slim book reveals is that process in a clear, concise, no-nonsense style. While most screenwriting books emphasize the artistic aspects of screenplay-writing, Anderson's book is more of a pragmatic screenplay-selling guide. Usually she's right on the money—the nine elements she presents are solid, sensible guideposts. You may not know what happens once your screenplay leaves your trembling hands, but if your screenplay is to have any chance of really going anywhere, you really should. And DMA is here to tell you, to break down the DNA of a sellable screenplay. |
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